The objective of this paper is to explore the interplay between schooling and demographics in Brazil. We would like to provide a preliminary answer to the question of how long will improvements in schooling of younger cohorts take o change the distribution of educational endowments of the total...

This paper investigates the distribution of crime and violence across victims in Colombia. Property and violent crimes as well as incidents of domestic violence are considered. The paper shows that rich households bear most of the burden of property crime: they are more likely to be victimized,...

The objective of this paper is to explore the interplay between schooling and demographics in Brazil. We would like to provide a preliminary answer to the question of how long will improvements in schooling of younger cohorts take o change the distribution of educational endowments of the total...

This paper examines urban Colombia’s socio-economic development from 1978 to 1999, including analysis of income inequality and welfare, and the evolution of poverty and its determinants. The evidence shows mixed results. First, social progress appears contradictory. Although most of the...

This presentation was commissioned by the Poverty Reduction and Social Protection Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the Caribbean Subregional Meeting celebrated on February 23rd and 24th, 2006 in Kingston, Jamaica. The potential gains of monitoring and evaluation to inform effective...

This presentation was commissioned by the Poverty Reduction and Social Protection Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the Caribbean Subregional Meeting celebrated on February 23rd and 24th, 2006 in Kingston, Jamaica. The potential gains of monitoring and evaluation to inform effective...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I PRESENTATION -- Chapter 1 Framework Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements -- Chapter 2 IFRS 1 First-Time Adoption of IFRS -- Chapter 3 IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements -- Chapter...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- A Framework for Public Pension Fund Management -- The Growth of Public Sector Pension Funds -- Governance of Public Pension Schemes -- Public Sector Governance: General Issues -- Laying a Foundation for Public Pension...

Intro -- Contents -- Removing obstacles to growth: an overview -- Measuring with impact -- Starting a business -- Hiring and firing workers -- Registering property -- Getting credit -- Protecting investors -- Enforcing contracts -- Closing a business -- References -- Data notes -- Doing Business...

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Studies by Subject Area -- Abstracts of Current Studies -- Poverty and Social Development -- Health and Population -- Education, Labor, and Employment -- Environment -- Infrastructure and Urban Development -- Agriculture and Rural Development --...